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October 1, 2015

Solstice, Sibelius & Soup

26 SEP 2015 18:29

ENGJoin me and my friends Saga and Sini for twenty-four hours in the Päijät-Häme region of Finland as I say goodbye to the summer cottage, and the sun comes out just for the opening night of Soivaksi kirjoitettu, a musical drama based on letters Aino and Jean Sibelius wrote each other.The touching performance is a Teatro & OperArt production in cooperation with Lahti Sibelius Hall. – Also have a taste of the lentil soup we end up eating on the go, festival-style, before the show...

according to taste – and as much as you like – either cheese spread (eg. Koskenlaskija, in Finland) or cream

Rinse the lentils in cold water. Peel and chop the onions and sauté them in butter or oil with selected spices. Add the vegetable broth and tomatoes. Allow to boil for a few minutes and add the rinsed lentils and diced carrots. Simmer under the lid for 30–40 minutes. Finally, add either cheese or cream and simmer for 5–10 minutes before serving.

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Recyclie, that's me, a foodie gone (re)cycling: This blog's all about bicycle riding, living and cooking on a shoestring, and, naturally, recycling, or "repairing, repainting, reinterpreting, reviving, redeploying or simply relishing" – to quote one of my favorite interior designers and authors, Ilse Crawford–, feminine and Finnish style, with an Italian twist. In real life, I'm a Helsinki-based interpreter and translator, as well as the author of "Reilun kaupan ruokaa ja elämää" (Perhemediat, 2009), that is, the first Finnish Fairtrade cookbook.